Perioperative nursing care to patients with maxillary defect repaired by 3D printing individualized titanium mesh / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To summarize the care points of nursing to patients with maxillary defect repaired by 3D printing individualized titanium mesh. Methods Nursing staff cooperated with doctors to control the disease of the whole body and prevent oral infection by performing psychological nursing, keeping the respiratory tract smooth after operation, preventing bleeding and infection of the wound, conducting oral, eye and pain care, preventing cerebrospinal fluid leakage, intracranial infection and venous blood thrombus of lower extremity and helping the patients with rehabilitation training. Results The hospitalization time of 5 patients was 11～20d with an average of (14.80 ± 3.31) d. 1 case had cerebrospinal fluid leakage during the operation and 1 had postoperative corneal edema. After treatment and nursing, all the patients were discharged from the hospital. Follow-up of 6 months showed no recurrence and good appearance in the maxillofacial region. Conclusion The nursing measures for the patients with to patients with maxillary defect repaired by 3D printing individualized titanium mesh include respiratory tract management, oral cavity, eye and pain nursing, prevention of bleeding and infection of wound, prevention of cerebrospinal fluid leakage, intracranial infection and venous thrombosis of lower extremities, which can promote the recovery of the patients soon.